The first version of the EU is about 70 years old, so it surely can’t be blamed for WWII either.

No matter which way you slice it, 100 years of peace in Europe is an absurd claim.

OK, I admit to being (more than) a bit overzealous on that point. Still, peace has existed within the borders of the EU and its predecessors since the formation of the ECSC (one of the EU’s predecessors) in 1951.

Even if you disregard that point, though, the overarching point of my comment still stands.

After WWII Europe was occupied by the allies on one side and the Soviet Union on the other side. It was called the cold war and peace was guaranteed by mutually assured nuclear destruction. Not by the European Union.

So, the EU is 70 years old. But we should thank them for bringing 100 years of peace. From 1924 to 2024.

I'm starting to understand why the sentiments around EU here on HN is completely different from what I hear from anywhere else.